Plastic Detection with Remote Sensing

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PE&RC Masterclass

Plastic Detection with Remote Sensing

Wednesday 5 March 2025

GAIA 1, Wageningen Campus

0.3 ECTS

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Content

Plastic pollution in the environment poses significant challenges to ecosystem health and resource conservation. Effective monitoring through remote sensing requires innovative and scientifically robust methods. This master class offers an in-depth exploration of remote sensing techniques for detecting and quantifying plastic pollution in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

Speakers:
  • Marc Rußwurm (Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing Group, Wageningen University)
  • Tim van Emmerik (Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, , Wageningen University)
  • Mathias Bochow (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)
Programme:

09:45 - 10:00 Welcome and Opening
10:00 - 11:30 Lecture: Basics of Plastic Monitoring and Monitoring Strategy Design (Tim van Emmerik)
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 14:30 Lecture: Detecting Plastics with Remote Sensing in Terrestrial Areas (Mathias Bochow)
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:15 Practical: Monitoring Ocean Plastic with Sentinel-2 in Google Earth Engine (Marc Rußwurm)
16:15 - 16:30 Summary and Closing

Fees

Participation is free of charge, but we request you to register below.

Organisation

This conference is organised by the Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing Group, and PE&RC.

More information

Dr Claudius van de Vijver (PE&RC)
Phone: +31 (0) 317 485116
Email: claudius.vandevijver@wur.nl

Registration